"The Truth Will Set You Free"...
About Us, Usw About Us, Usw An American Not-For-Profit Society Founded in North Bergen, New Jersey in 2003 as an Germanic-American Historical Association Created By: John Raymond Lawrora dba Johannes Rammund De Balliel-Lawrora circa - 1972 / Re-established 2003 johannes@gawhs.org City and Harbor of the Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany Lebenslauf Frederick H. W. Hansen President Allgemeiner Verwalter Frederick Herman William Hansen was born in Ridgewood, New York on December 6, 1942. He was raised there and graduated from P.S. 93 and Grover Cleveland High School. He continues to reside in Ridgewood. Fred attended Long Island University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1964 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Graduate School in 1967. He also studied education at the City College of New York. He was a certified teacher for the New York City Board of Educationfor 34 years. He retired in July of 2000. Fred Hansen's association with the German-American Community goes back to the late 1940's, when he became an active singer in the Brooklyn Knaben and Maedchen Chor. At the same time, Fred was enrolled in 1947 as a student in the Sunday School and German School of the Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Zions Kirche in Brooklyn Heights, New York, where he was baptised in 1943. He was confirmed into the Lutheran faith in the High German Language in 1956. Today he serves as president of the congregation. Fred is the President and the Algemeiner Verwalter of the German-American World Historical Society, Inc., presently headquartered in New Jersey, but the society also has national aspirations and welcomes others to form chapters under the direction of the New Jersey based organization. Fred learned the Plattduetsche language from his parents and grandmother whoriginated from the city of Cuxhaven in Germany, and over the many years when he attended the Plattduetsche Volksfest and other functions in Schuetzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey and Franklin Square, Long Island, New York. Fred maintains membership and is an officer or Honorary President in many German-American organizations. These include the Steinauer Club, New York Schuetzen Corps, Reinischer Saengerbund - New York, Schuetzen Park, Inc. (a catering facility and home to many German-American organizations), Cuxhavener K-U Verein, Bremervoerder Maenner Chor, Bederkesa'er Club, Plattduetsche Theater Gruppe both in New York and Brooklyn. He is a long-time delegate to the Plattduetsche Volksfest-Vereen of Brooklyn and Vicinity. He served the Plattduetsche Volksfest-Vereen of New York and New Jersey as President in 1979-80 and 1984-85. He is currently a very active Honorary President. Fred also was President of the Fritz Reuter Altenheim (Continuing Care Retirement Community) in North Bergen, New Jersey from 1987-91. During that period a nine million dollar Independent Living Building was added to the facility. Fred is currently Honorary President and Chairman of t\he House. He is also a Life Member and Delegate to the Plattduetsche Home Society in Franklin Square, New York. He also has done much to maintain the German culture in America. He is the Recording Secretary of the German-American Steuben Parade Committee of New York; and is a Director of the German-American Committee of Greater New York. He is also a member of the German Society of the City of New York. Fred is a founding member, Director and Recording Secretary of the United German-American Committee of the U.S.A. Inc. This organization has recently achieved its goal of opening a office in Washington, D.C. Fred was honored with the Founders Award at the annual Council of 1000 Banquet held at Schuetze Park, North Bergen, New Jersey in 2005. The German-American Committee of the U.S.A. Inc. is now also in the process of opening a three story Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. Fred is also well-known in the Federal Republic of Germany. He is an Honorary Member of the Plattduetsche Kring-Bremen, Plattduetsche Verein Bremen Neustadt, Uralte Gilde St. Polyc arpus (Delmenhorst, Schuetzen Corps of Ottersberg, Lamstedt, Bedekesa and Medebach. He is also a member of the Shooting Clubs of Armstorf, Lilienthal and Beverstedt. Fred has and continues to be of assistance to many German groups and organizations in connection with their visits to the United States. Fred was honored in 2004 with the German-American Friendship award of the Federal Republic of Germany, thus helping to strengthen the ties between America and Germany. Mr. Hansen speaks, reads and writes fluent High German and Plattduetsch. Lebenslauf John Raymond Lawrora Johannes Rammund De Balliel-Lawrora Executive Director - Webmaster Public Relations & Research Administrator Johannes Rammund De Balliel-Lawrora His Personal Motto Is: "When the Truth is Distorted by Pathological Lies; Let Us Who Know; Challenge Their Wisdom!" Johannes Rammund De Balliel-Lawrora (German Birth Name) - [John Raymond Lawrora - American derivative]: He was raised by his maternal grandparents as their son. They originated from the City of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, and emigrated to America in 1897. Mr. De Balliel-Lawrora's name was Americanized when he entered the public school system. His father died when he was two years of age and his mother was sickly for many years, but died at the age of 92. His first language was German, and he did not learn English until he attended the Public School System. His grandfather is directly decended from the French Aristocracy prior to the French Revolution, and his Great Great Great Grandfather was one of the twins; the other brother was his Great Great Great Grand Uncle (see the following). During the Napoleonic Invasions of Central and Eastern Europe, there were two twin brothers that managed to escape the hostile throngs of the Revolution. Napoleon impressed the brothers into the service of the new empire, and the outcome was that the brothers were wounded separately in Prussia and Poland respectively, and were nursed back to health by the women that found the wounded men. Henceforth, one brother settled in Prussia, and the other in Poland. The title "De" was retained by members of the Balliel family, until the American descendants passed on in the late twentieth century. The titled name is carried forth from generation to generation; but outside of the name being French in essence, the present holders of the title and the name are no longer French, but Prussian German and Polish. There are many descendants with the name Balliel still residing in Germany and the United States, but none exist in their original, ancestral French homeland. Johannes is historically knowledgeable regarding the old and new testament and also on Germanic History and Culture. He was raised in a strict Orthodox German Roman Catholic environment. Garmisch, in the German Alps Johannes was born on August 31, 1926; and at the age of 2, because of an accident, a debilitating disease overcame him, leaving him on a critical death watch list for thirteen years, after which he was pronounced cured. However, during those times, he was hospitalized for one full year in the Medical Center in Jersey City, NJ. Altogether he had numerous operations to stem the progressive disease. The second problem during his childhood years were a botched mastoid operation when he was three, which left him totally deaf in his right ear and partially deaf in his left ear. He graduated from the A. Harry Moore School for Crippled Children; and attended Snyder and Dickinson High Schools, where he studied German, Latin and Spanish; and Jersey Preparatory School, all in Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended St. Peter's College to receive instruction in Nursing Home Administration; Liberal Arts Courses at Hudson County Community College; and courses in Criminal Psychology in Denver, Colorado. He resided and worked in Page, North Dakota (to cure the botched mastoid problem), whereas his hearing miraculously returned. However during his elementary and high school years he learned the art of lip reading. Johannes Rammund De Balliel-Lawrora After World War II, Johannes collected clothing for the destitute in Germany and Austria. He later became the German Press Secretary for the Newark Sport Club (a German Soccer Club) in Irvington, New Jersey; Secretary of Branch13 and later National Secretary of the Federation of American Citizens of German Descent; Honorary Delegate of the Union Hill Turn Verein to the Plattduetsche Volksfest-Vereen of New York and New Jersey; member of the Steinauer Club, Ritterhuder Verein, and the Verein der Unterweser-orte. He was the Administrator and founder of the Northern New Jersey School of the German Language; Chairman of the Miss and Little Miss Schuetzen Park Beauty Pageants from 1968 - 2009; founder and English language Editor of "Dee Eekboom" newspaper and the "German-American World Newspaper" from 1970 - 1982; and former Public Relations Director of America's Oberammergau Passion Play at the Park Theatre, Union City, New Jersey, from 1969 - 1982. He is also the founder of the German-American World Historical Society, Inc. from 1972 and again in 2003, when he organized a historical website dedicated to his Germanic heritage. Since his birth in 1926, his grandparents took him to many festivals in Schuetzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey; where as a child and a teenager, he attended the Bavarian Volksfest, Cannstatter Volksfest, Plattduetsche Volksfest, German-American Day Festival, and the Badenser Volksfest. Johannes was the Festival Secretary of the Plattduetsche Volksfest-Vereen from 1966, until he bacame General Secretary in the late 1980s, a position he held until 2003. He is a life member and trustee of the Fritz Reuter Altenheim Continuous Care Retirement Community. He has been married to the former Elsie Adelheidi Gakstetter for 47 years. After his official retirement in 1991, he formed a computer training school (Gak-Law Educational Training Institute) in Jersey City, which he operated for ten years. In August, 2009, Johannes was also inducted into the Cambridge Who's Who in America. The development of the German-American World Historical Society was established to permit people of Germanic origin and other ethnic persuasions, to fully comprehend the rich cultural heritage of the Germanic races, as well as people of other nationalities, and to research the past two world wars to determine the truth about what actually happened after the conclusion of both wars; and to issue essays on the Germanic Races and the German-Americans in the USA. On September 9, 2009, Johannes established the German-American Advocacy Project from which a book will be published outlining the abuses dealt to non-combatant Germans at the end of World War II. For further information, contact the German-American World Historical Society, at 201-553-9171, Email: gawhs1@yahoo.com., if anyone has been subjected to these abuses. Also, if anyone is discriminated against because of their ethnic or racial background, please contact us for inclusion into the forthcoming book. If there is discrimination against other ethnics, which has been documented or authenticated, the organization will refer them to the proper authorities so abuses can be remedied! Discrimination against anyone, regardless of their ethnic background, whether they be people of color, sex, age, creed, national origin, physical or mental infirmaties, or sexual orientation is a very serious crime; everyone should be able to live without fear in the United States or elsewhere. Discrimination has no place in a civilized and democratic society. Translation: Johannes Rammund De Balliel-Lawrora Nach Zweitem Weltkrieg, Johannes sammelte Kleidung für das Notleidende in Deutschland und Österreich. Er wurde später der deutsche Pressensekretär denn der Newark Sportklub (ein German Soccer Club) in Irvington, New Jersey; Sekretär von Branch13 und verstorbenerer Nationaler Sekretär des Verbandes von amerikanischen Bürgern deutschen Abstieges; Ehrender Delegierter der Union Hilldrehung Verein für den Plattduetsche Volksfest-Vereen von New York und New Jersey; Mitglied beim Steinauer-Klub, Ritterhuder Verein und dem Verein der Unterweser-orte. Er war der Verwalter und Allgemeiner Sekretär und Gründer der Northern New Jersey School der deutschen Sprache; Vorsitzender des Fräuleins und Wenig Fräulein Schuetzen Park Schönheitsumzüge von 1968 - 2007; Gründer und englische Sprache Editor von "Dee Eekboom"-Zeitung und der "deutsch-amerikanischen Weltzeitung von 1970 - 1982; und ehemaliger Öffentlichkeitsarbeiten-Direktor von Amerikas Oberammergau Leidenschaftsspiel beim Park Theatre, Union City, New Jersey, von 1969 - 1982. Er ist auch der Gründer der German-American-German-American World Historical Society, Inc. von 1972 und wieder in 2003, als er einen seinem germanischen Erbe gewidmeten historischen website organisierte. Seit seiner Geburt in 1926 brachten seine Großeltern ihn zu vielen Festen in Schuetzen Park, Nord Bergen, New Jersey,; wo er das bayrische Volksfest, Cannstatter Volksfest, Plattduetsche Volksfest, deutsch-amerikanisches Tagesfest und das Badenser Volksfest als ein Kind und ein Teenager besuchte. Johannes war der Festsekretär vom Plattduetsche Volksfest-Vereen von 1966, bis er bacame Allgemeiner Sekretär in den späten 1980s, ein Standpunkt, auf dem er bis 2003 beharrte. Er ist ein Mitglied auf Lebenszeit und ein Treuhänder der Fritz Reuter Altenheim Ununterbrochenen Sorgenruhestandsgemeinde. Er ist 47 Jahre lang mit dem ehemaligen Elsie Adelheidi Gakstetter verheiratet gewesen. Nach seinem offiziellen Ruhestand in 1991 bildete er eine Computerschulungsschule (Gak-Law Computer Schulung Institut), in der Jersey Stadt, die er zehn Jahre lang bediente. Die Entwicklung der deutsch-amerikanischen Welt, die Historische Gesellschaft begründet wurde, um Leuten von germanischem Ursprung und anderen ethnischen Überredungen zu erlauben, das reiche kulturelle Erbe der germanischen Rennen vollständig zu begreifen und der Vergangenheit zwei Weltkriege zu erforschen, um die Wahrheit über dem zu bestimmen, was eigentlich nach dem Schluß beider Kriege passierte,; und, um Aufsätze über die germanischen Rennen und die deutsche-Amerikaner in der USA herauszugeben. By-Laws of the German-American World Historical Society, Inc. ARTICLE I Policy of the Society 1. The Business and Policy of the Corporaton shall be established and maintained as designated in the Certificate of Incorporation. 2. The Corporation may also establish and have offices at such other place or places as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Trustees ARTICLE II Purposes of the Society 1. The purpose for which the Corporation is formed are those set forth in its Articles of Incorporation, as from time to time amended. The Corporation is not formed for pecuniary or financial gain, and no part of the assets, income, or profit of the Corporation is distributable to, or inures benefit to its trustees or officers except to the extent permitted under the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act. 2. The Corporation may lease, and, by gift, devise or purchase, own and operate real estate for the Corporate purposes; and the Corporation may also solicit donations and accept money or personal property to aid in its purposes and to maintain the same. ARTICLE III Corporate Seal 1. The Corporation Seal shall be affixed to all Legal and Banking Documents. ARTICLE IV Members 1. The first members of the Corporation shall consist of the members of the original Board of Trustees of the Corporation, unless they have resigned or their membership is otherwise terminated. Thereafter, the eligibility and qualifications for membership and the manner of and admission into membership shall be prescribed by resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Trustees. All such resolutions or rules and regulations relating to members adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Corporation shall be affixed to the By-Laws of the Corporation and shall be deemed to be a part thereof. Such resolutions of rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees may prescribe, with respect to all members, the amount and manner of imposing and collecting any initiations fees, dues, or other fees, assessments, fines and penalties, the manner of suspension or termination of membership, and for the reinstatement of membership, and, except as may hereinafter otherwise be provided, the rights, liabilities and other incidents of membership. The German Federal Railway System; One of the best maintained systems in the world.. ARTICLE V Board of Trustees 2. The Board of Trustees may cause to be issued certificates, cards or other instruments permitted by law evidencing membership in the Corporation. Such membership certificate, card, or other instrument. Membership certificates, cards or other instruments, if issued, shall bear the signatures or facsimile signatures of an officer or officers designated by the Board of Trustees and may bear the seal of the Corporation or facsimile thereof Amendment 1: The Number of Trustees have been changed to five (5). Amendment 2: Trustees shall be elected for a period of three (3) years effective immediately. ARTICLE VI Meetings of Members 1. Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as may be specified by the Board of Directors, on the first Monday of each year in the month in which this Corporation's initial Certificate of Incorporation was first filed with the Secretary of State at 10:00 A.M The Board of GTrustees may change the date of the meeting to avoid legal holidays. The meeting will be for the purpose of holding elections and for the transactions of such other business as may come before the meeting. 2. Special Meetings: Special Meetings may be called for any purpose, at any time, by the President of the Board of Trustees. 3. Quorum and Voting: A majority of the members must be present at any meeting of the members before business may be conducted. However, if a quorum is not present, a majority of the members present at the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At all meetings, except for the election of officers or trustees, the membership will vote by a showing of hands. Written ballots will be used for all elections and when otherwise requested by a simple majority of members present. Any member may vote by written proxy. 4. Action Without A Meeting: The members may take action without a meeting by written consent in the manner prescribed by the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act. Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the meetings of the corporation. Mountains, Plains and Rivers of Germany... ARTICLE VII Powers - Board of Trustees 1. General Powers: The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Trustees, which shall consist of not less than three (3) Trustees. 2. Term of Office: Each trustee shall hold office until his or her successor is elected at the annual meeting of the members, and duly qualified, subject to earlier termination by removal or resignation. The Board shall consist of all officers along with such other trustee position as determined by the members at their annual meeting. 3. Regular Meetings: The Board of Trustees shall hold their annual meeting immediately after and at the same time and place as the annual meeting of members. The Board may provide by resolution for additional regular meetings to be held without notice except as provided by the resolution itself. 4. Special Meetings: The President or any two trustees may call for special meetings of the Board and fix the time and place for said meetings. 5. Notice: Trustees shall be notified of any special meeting by advance notice in writing which shall be sent by mail or personally delivered at least 10 days before the time set for the meeting. The notices may be sent to the addresses as shown on the records of the Corporation. Lack of notice is waived by written waiver or attendance at the meeting without protest. ARTICLE VIII Officers 1. Designation: The Officers of the Corporation shall be a President (Executive Vice-President), Executive Director, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and such additional Officers as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine by resolution. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary. 2. Term: The Initial officers shall be elected by the Board of Trustees at their organizational meeting. Thereafter, the officers shall be elected every three (3) years at a time and place designated by the Board of Trustees. 3. President (Exective Vice-President): The Executive Vice-President shall be the principal officer of the corporation and shall supervise and control all the business and affairs of the Corporation. The Executive Vice-President shall preside at all meetings of the members and the Board of Trustees. He or she shall hae all such powers as may reasonably be construed as belonging to the chief executive of a non-profit corporation. He is the Chief Executive Officer 4-A. Executive Vice-President (See President): The Office of Executive Vice-President is an Administrative, Ceremonial and Public Relations position. The person with this position is the Chairperson at any public function and works to enhance the importance of the organization in membership enrollments, and bringing to the attention of the public the positive aspects of being a member, or the potential of advertising. 4-B. Vice-President: The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President in the President or in the event of the President's inability or refusal to act. 5. Executive Director handles all procol of the society and the maintenance of the website. His duties range from Public Relations, Editorial, Advertising, and planning. His commitment to the website cannot be countermanded; and he makes all decisions regarding the input into the website and/or the newsletter. His planning is a public relations one, and he works harmoniously with the Executive Vice-President regarding the input of the website. He also maintains the Email programs; advertising insertions; and photographic insertions into the site. 6. Secretary-General: The Secretary shall keep the minutes and records of the Corporation in appropriate books (looseleaf binders, etc.), see that all notices are given in accordance with these by-laws or as provided by law, keep the seal of the Corporation [maintaining same in the Administrative Office]; and affix same to corporate documents, keep a list of all members and trustees and their mailing addresses and, in general, perform all duties incidental to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned by the Executive Vice-President or the Board of Trustees. 6. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be resonsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, and, in general, perform all duties incidental to the office of Treasurer and other duties as may be assigned by the President or Board of Trustees. 7. Removal: Officers may be removed by the Board of Trustees with or without cause, by the vote of a majority of the Board of Directors 8. Vacancies: Vacancies may be filled at any meeting of the Board of Trustees. Each officer shall remain in office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, subject to earlier termination by removal or resignation. Scenic drives take you to the Castles of Germany; Culture and History is what this website is all about.. ARTICLE IX Committees 1. The Board of Trustees may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, establish committees of two or more trustees to conduct the management of the Corporation. Other committees shall be established consisting of members of theCorporation, but may not exercise the authority of the Board of Trustees in the management of the Corporation. All committees shall function in accordance with the rules and procedures established by the Board of Trustees. ARTICLE X Amendments These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed, or new by-laws adopted, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees at any regular or special meeting of the Board, provided that notice of the intended alteration or amendments be included in the notice of the meeting given to the trustees pursuant to these by-laws. Any by-laws adopted, amended, repealed or reinstated, as appropriate, by the Board of Trustees, unless the resolution adopted by the members in respect to such by-laws expressly reserves to the members the right to alter, amend, repeal or reinstate it, as appropriate. ARTICLE XI Dissolution Dissolution of the German-American World Historical Society, Inc. Upon dissolution of the German-American World Historical Society, Inc. any remaining physical assets acquired by the organizaton will be sold. The monies from this and any monies remaining in the Organization Treasury shall be donated to the Fritz Reuter Altenheim a 501 (c) 3 Corporation, located at 3161 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047. ==================================== |
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